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HEC Introduces Special Measures to Facilitate the Differently-Abled Students

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is considering taking special measures, including age relaxation, wheelchair friendly buildings, scholarship and fee concessions, and on-campus special transport facility, in order to assist the differently-abled students in every possible manner.


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According to HEC’s official sources, the regulatory body is pondering upon various options for students with disabilities to mainstream them in the higher education sector.

As the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2020 has already been passed, HEC will review the existing policy for differently-abled students in light of the bill. The bill is also binding on the universities in the vicinity, however, its implementation requires vice-chancellors to take the lead.

The sources also highlighted the initiatives taken by HEC to facilitate the differently-abled students which include the declaration of HEC policy on the subject, wheelchairs distribution, and the development of Well Being Centres, and the formation of Student Clubs under Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme.


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Another official from HEC revealed that the students with a visual disability, hearing impairment or mobility challenges need special attention. Thus, HEC has defined various categories of differently-abled students in order to clearly distinguish amongst different students with different needs.

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